St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-08
Testimony and Arguments
Ended at II O'Clock Last /
Night. {
The Famous ArensdOrf Trial
at Sioux City Also Near
ing a Close.
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Crazy--The General News
of the Northwest.
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BUFFALO, Mimi, Dec T.-After John
De Long, the livery-man, had testified
in the Murray case this morning, Mary
| Sylvester, the complaining witness, was
called, and gave recital of the events
of her life. She said she went to Min
neapOlis OH Aug So and called at the
Office of Louis Murray, seeking employ
ment. She told how she was hired by
Murray for one week, how the
time was spent during the after
noon, how she accompanied de-
| PENDANT to the Tribune office,
! to the dime museum and finally to Room
! No II, where the alleged assault took
| place; how she endeaYored to escape.
! how she was careSSed and kissed by the
| defendant, and how she finally agreed
| to marry him in the morning in hopes
he would deSist. She claims that as he
! had locked the door and no one came to
| her relief she finally
JUMPED FROM THE WINDOW,
! after which she remained entirely un-
| conscious until she was taken to a room,
where her injuries were attended to.
! She testified that while in room No. II,
| Murray threw her upon the bed three
| times. when he deSiSted. She was cross
examined very closely by Mr.. Wendell,
! but he did not succeed in materially
affecting her story, although she did
contradict DR.. KilvingtOn'S evidence of
the day previous.
! THE DEFENSE WAS OPENED
| by Judge COchrane, who addressed the
| jury briefly. stating that this case had
| only been tried by the newspapers and
that public feeling was highly intlamed
| by sensational articles at that. He APP
pealed to their judgment. asking them
| TO diveSt themselves of all sentiment
| and look at the facts as they actually
! exist. The complaining witness had
| been pictured as in extreme suffer
| ing when in fact the Jury
! could see for themselves that
she was woman in good health. He
| asked them again to return to the facts
as they were presented to them. John
| De Long, when he was recalled, stated
that when in tie alley he requested
Murray to go for doctor. Mary Syl-
vester asked him not to leave her, but
| to let De Long go. Miss Sylvester'S hat,
| gOsSamer and Satchel were on the
ground. He picked them up and took
| them to the room. De Long de-
| clined to 90 after a doctor as he
would be responsible for the
bill. Miss Sylvester stated that she
had plenty of money to pay the bill.
Mrs. Sawyer was called. She lived in
Minneapolis, and was married. Her
husband is a SalOonkeeper. She keeps
furnished rooms. Defendant Murray
and the lady called at her house Aug. 90
at about 1850 and asked for room.
They registered
As MAN AND WIFE.
and were assigned to room No. II. She
went up with them. They both went
in. She got towels and pitcher of
water and left them. She was awake
| until about 8 O'Clock next morning.
There was no noise in the room during
the night until about O'Clock. Then
the defendant called atthe office stating
that the girl had fallen out of the win
dow and he wished to go to her assist
ance. She showed him the way to
reach the alley. Mrs. Mary Miller
was sworn. She lived in Minneap-
oils on August 80, in the Richardson
block, Immediately opposite room II.
The night was warm and the windows
were up. She went to bed between II
and u O'Clock. She heard the clock
strike before she went to sleep. Later
SHE HEARD MOANS
in the alley. She went to the window
and inquired the cause The
lady below stated she had fallen
from the window. She inquired if
it was Mrs. Sawyer. The lady answered
that it was not. She repeated several
times that she had fallen from the win
dow above. Mrs. Lima Eidom lived at
III and 116 Third avenue south, Mime
apolis, and had lived there two years.
She was SeamStresS and was in her
room on the night of Aug. 20, nearly Op-
posite Room No. Il. The night
was warm and her windows were up.
There was no noise until about 8
o'clock in the morning. She heard
fall from the window, got up and looked
down in the alley below. She heard
grOans and a mans voice asking for
| help. Some one from an upper window
responded. She went down and
assisted in carrying the woman away.
LOUIS X. MURRAY
was the last witness called. He stated
infinitely the history Of his life from in
fancy to his coming to Minneapolis six
weeks before Aug. 80. The evidence
was nearly identical with that of Mary
Sylvester. except that he said she car
| reSsed and kissed him before and during
the time they occupied the Room No.
II, and told a different story about
the falling from the window. In
this they were exactly opposite. AL
though subjected to rigid cross eXamina-
ton no contradictions were apparent.
Mary Sylvester was called by the state
in rebuttal and contradicted Murray on
all points of difference between
them. The case was presented
of the state by County Attorney Davis
in one of the most eloquent appeals
heard in this country. He reviewed the
evidence in the case and appealed to
them as they admired virtue in woman,
as they loved their mothers. wives and
daughters, to use their might and put
the stamp of
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION
on those who would debauch women's
virtue, as he claimed the defendant had
tried to do in the case of Mary Sylvester.
The defense was sumed up by j. III.
Wendell, who reviewed the evidence
fully, asking of the jury calm consid-
Grafton of the facts of the case
and only that justice be melted out.
II e claimed not to be the apOlOgiSt
of CRIME in any form. not to excuse MUIR
ray for taking Mary Sylvester to room
No. IL on the aforesaid night, but to de-
fend him from the charge of attempted
rape. as stated in the Indictment. He
clearly reviewed all the testimony tends
ing to strengthen the theory of.
the defense, stating that the pun
iShment of the defendant had all
ready been heavy, and that he
should be punished but had been ini
dicted for the wrong offense. He asked
with great candor that they calmly con-
slider all the facts and let the verdict be
in accordance. The Judge at IL p. III. is
charging the jury and the case is draw
ing to close. 1t is generally believed
by legal gentlemen present that the jury
will disagree or acquit. Over 1000 peO-
pie were present tonight.
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